On Intellectual Laziness, Collective Truths, and Storytelling

line of sight

A virtual conversation between Tom Matlack, Steve Locke and Lisa Hickey that starts about race and jumps to the future of journalism and storytelling.

Living Too Long Isn’t Killing Us, Stupidity Is

stupid

If you can’t fix stupid, America might be screwed.

Flying Skillets

photo by redcargirl

David Davis struggles to put food on the table, literally.

Calm Down, It’s Just a Sport

Crazy Fab

When is it OK to punch another fan at a sporting event? Um, never?

500 Thursdays

Thursday

For Andrew Cotto’s daughter, every Thursday is a special day.

Behind Every Story, There’s a Scar

photo by vincentbernier_art

If our scars don’t stop us, Jackie Summers writes, they’ll only make us stronger.

I Am Male, and I Am a Man

masculine

Graham Phoenix tries to figure out what makes him a man.

The 10 at 10

o'reilly

Bill O’Reilly has his wife’s boyfriend investigated by police, Mayor Bloomberg’s Spanish inspires El Bloombito, and Gilbert Arenas is misogynistic on Twitter.

How to Be a Man

Macho

Jason Sperber demands a redefinition of what it means to be masculine.

“I Can’t Trust Your Praise”: Why Erotic Capital Isn’t Capital

Leyendo

In the end, how much is erotic capital really worth?

Nobody Cares About Your Fantasy Football Team

fantasy

So, listen to what happened to my team last wee … No.

I Almost Died That Night

Near Death

Daniel Barrett was near death once, but he didn’t have a near-death experience.

Harvard, Learn to Share

photo by nan palmero

Dear Harvard, we have a problem. The educational system is broken. Surely you can help fix it?

Is Altruism Dead?

help

It’s hard to be a good man, Michael Doran writes, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t try.

8 Ways Government Is Like Baseball

Obama Sox

If you look at government through baseball, maybe it’s not all that bad.

Steve Jobs on What Matters Most

GMPQ SJOBS

‘Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me.’